Son suspected of stabbing mom to be charged

A man shot by Oceanside police after they said he stabbed his elderly mother remained hospitalized Wednesday and is expected to be formally charged this week, police said.

Gregory Foley, 56, was shot in the shoulder Sunday after police used multiple less-than-lethal methods in a failed effort to get him to drop a knife at his parent’s house, Lt. Aaron Doyle said.

Foley’s mother had called 911 shortly after 6 p.m. and said her son had attacked her at her home, on Milano Way near Old Grove Drive. A man could be heard in the background, threatening to kill the caller, police said.

When officers arrived, Foley refused to come out of the house. Police went inside and found Foley armed with a knife, Doyle said.

After he was shot, and with the assistance of a police dog, officers arrested Foley on suspicion of attempted murder and elder abuse.

The woman remained hospitalized in a trauma center Wednesday. Foley’s elderly father was also hospitalized after the incident, but has since been released, Doyle said.

The officer who shot Foley was identified as Corey Kaldenbach, a six-year veteran of the department. He fired a single shot during the encounter.

Kaldenbach was placed on administrative leave, as is standard procedure after an officer fires his weapon.